discover

discover
verb
1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) descubrir
2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) descubrir
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discover vb descubrir
who discovered Australia? ¿quién descubrió Australia?
I discovered the truth about her past descubrí la verdad sobre su pasado
discover
tr[dɪ'skʌvəSMALLr/SMALL]
transitive verb
1 (find - gen) descubrir; (mistake, loss, fact) descubrir, darse cuenta de; (missing object, person) encontrar, hallar
■ Columbus discovered America Colón descubrió América
■ he discovered that his flat had been broken into descubrió que le habían entrado en el piso
2 (find out) descubrir, enterarse de
■ when man discovered how to cultivate the fields cuando el hombre descubrió el cultivo del campo
■ did you discover what happened at the end? ¿descubriste qué pasó al final?
discover [dɪs'kʌvər] vt
: descubrir
discover
v.
• descubrir v.
• desnudar v.
• hallar v.
• sorprender v.
dɪs'kʌvər, dɪs'kʌvə(r)
transitive verb
a) (find) \<\<planet/cure\>\> descubrir*; \<\<error\>\> descubrir*, darse* cuenta de
b) (find out) \<\<reason/solution/culprit\>\> descubrir*, hallar
c) \<\<talent/star\>\> descubrir*
[dɪs'kʌvǝ(r)]
VT
1) [+ new country, species, talent] descubrir; [+ object] (after search) encontrar, hallar
2) (=notice) [+ loss, mistake] darse cuenta de

I discovered that I'd left it at home — me di cuenta de que lo había dejado en casa

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[dɪs'kʌvər, dɪs'kʌvə(r)]
transitive verb
a) (find) \<\<planet/cure\>\> descubrir*; \<\<error\>\> descubrir*, darse* cuenta de
b) (find out) \<\<reason/solution/culprit\>\> descubrir*, hallar
c) \<\<talent/star\>\> descubrir*

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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